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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1912
Page
10
The second bale of cotton for the year left Harlingen Texas this evening bound for Galveston by express. It weighed 630 pounds and was raised by W. R. Yates. The first bale was shipped to Houston on Monday. Despite a backward start, picking will soon begin in earnest.
In Atlanta police court July 6 manager John Dobbs and teammate Elberfeld of the Montgomery club pleaded guilty to fighting with Atlanta’s Third Baseman McElveen after a Thursday night incident. Dobbs fined 50.75 dollars and Elberfeld 25.75. McElveen did not appear to prosecute.
CHILDRess Texas July 6 The Panhandle country received a big rain last night insuring the corn and feed crop Merchants and farmers are bilant The summer grass was never tier for stock.
A dispatch from Dickson Tennessee reports William de Busk and his son in law Morris Buckner were struck by lightning while returning from the fields yesterday and instantly killed leaving families.
Paris Texas July 6 Deputy Sheriff R L Cares was shot by J O Parks who fled the scene as a posse searches the Red River bottoms for the suspect Parks is at large after the incident and authorities warn residents.
San Antonio business leaders press a rapid drive to meet a 250000 bonus demanded by an English syndicate. The Young Men's Business League plans 150 members to canvass next week, with 13 committees of eleven directing the effort from the Chamber of Commerce. A $1000 voluntary gift from a nonresident property owner underscores citywide support.
L P Peck purchases Biggar Bros Furniture stock and fixtures valued at 820,000 for 520,000 and bids 53,500 for the company warehouse in a bankruptcy auction conducted by trustee M Coppard. Nine bidders participated as Peck plans reselling stock from East Houston and Navarro location.
The store will close at 1 PM on Saturdays and will open for morning shopping after breakfast sales at Wolf and Marx.
Officials of the San Antonio Automobile club arrange a safe trip to a picnic tomorrow at Landa's park New Braunfels. The 8 30 a m start from Alamo plaza uses spaced intervals and no open cut outs. Pacemaker sets 18 mph. no passing unless a leading car breaks down.
Three hundred tickets issued for a Monday morning treat and watermelon feast hosted by Rev. Philip Cook at the parish house adjoining St. Mark's Episcopal Church. The 10:30 a.m. gathering will feature refreshments, games, and amusements with newsboys acting as hosts.
Postoffice work closed its fiscal year on June 30 and employees labored over lengthy annual figures. Domestic letters 34 316 and parcels 13 822. foreign letters 3 712 and parcels 4 400. official registered matter 3 637. Total receipts reached 322 384.69 dollars.
Miss Elfrieda Behrens 85 proprietor of the San Antonio Electro Plating works died last night of blood poisoning after a two day illness. Born in Hanover she came to San Antonio 27 years ago with her parents and inherited the business from her late father. The plant at 1231 Burnet street adjoins her home and funeral plans await her sister’s arrival from Austin. Mrs Louisa Pheiffer dies at 67 at 1010 Morales with seven children and twenty three grandchildren surviving. funeral Sunday at 5 from the home and burial in the new Lutheran cemetery.
Mrs. William Fix formerly of Wichita Kansas died at 8 last night at her home 420 Lopez street. She had lived here six months and is survived by her husband and five children including a newborn baby. The body will be taken by Shelley Loring Funeral Co this evening for burial in Wichita Kansas.
A heavy boulder fell from Morley tunnel near Knoxville derailing part of Louisville and Nashville fast passenger Train No 34. The locomotive and express car left the track. other coaches were undamaged or detoured via Jellico to Cincinnati. Train departed Knoxville 10 50 last night.
Charles W. Morse, once a leading ice and steamship magnate, has fully recovered from a Thursday night attack of indigestion reported in Bath Maine.
A Salvaton Army picnic at Travis park gathers a crowd of moms and children, newsies and volunteers, then moves to San Pedro springs. Ensign Goblet notes letters from children, some filled with sorrow, one girl bright with hope. A 12 year old leads a five child family, balancing work at home with hope for a day of joy.
District Judge Hopkins issued a temporary injunction restraining County Chairman R R Savage from placing four county commissioner candidates in incorrect positions. A Monday hearing will decide whether the injunction becomes permanent. The four men Charlies Trott E H Kee W T Thompson and John Grant faced misplacement in precincts due to filing errors. The attorney general says the committee cannot legally effect changes, a matter of statewide Terrell election law interest.
Oscar and Burr Heyburn of Ashford Washington plan to enter State University next fall. They funded their education for five years by selling bear cubs caught near their ranch above Mount Rainier. Bears sold to city park offices, resorts, and circuses fetched 30 to 40 dollars a pair, though the boys faced restrictions and kept cubs in enclosed pens fed on alfalfa and fish.
Announcement that the stag party planned by the Travis club management for tonight has been postponed. The rescheduled date will be announced later. Also listed are local notices on gaming fines, court actions, and upcoming events in San Antonio.
The Board of Health will meet in regular session at 6 o'clock this afternoon. The meeting, postponed last Thursday due to Fourth of July celebrations, will review reports from various departments and inspectors.
Bexar County Humane Society lists office at 211 Mackay building with humane officer E. M. Collins. Old day phone 2409 and night Sunday number 5877.
Wife testifies that J O'Brien a tinsmith displayed a knife during a disturbance on May 21. He was fined 10 dollars by Judge Buckley in police court. only witness was the wife.
G M Bynum, city passenger agent of the International and Great Northern, reports rapid travel to Mexico with many one way tickets to Mexico City sold in the past week. He notes federal gains in Chihuahua boost travel and trains to the capital fill to capacity each morning. Mexicans returning home and Americans resuming business travel are among the travelers as optimism for peace grows.
July 6 report from Austin shows the Texas Commissioner of Insurance and Banking rules there is no law to prevent forming an unincorporated reciprocal life insurance association. The department has no jurisdiction over such entities and will seek a law change to place them under its supervision.
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